A hearing subcommittee meeting, held at Millmead House on Monday (September 11), recommended he apologise to Laura Howard, the council's principal planning officer, and undertake one-to-one training on "the role of the councillor and their responsibilities under the code of conduct".

The training will take around two hours.

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A Guildford Borough Council spokesman said: "The training recommended for Cllr Reeve by the hearings subcommittee will cover the role of the councillor and their responsibilities under the code of conduct, in particular reconciling their representational role with their obligations under the code.

"We are working on the details and exact extent of the training, and anticipate the session will last approximately two hours. The training was recommended to be on a one-to-one basis, and will be done by, or on behalf of, the monitoring officer.

"We are compiling the final costs of the hearing. These are for the appointment of an external independent investigator and any external legal advice.

"The recommendations of the sub-committee will now be reported to full council on October 10."

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